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#OS/2

    03-Nov-94 12:38:08
Sb: #OS/2
Fm: Mark L. Sills 71540,1402
To: All
I have been using QuickBooks (DOS) with OS/2 for over two years, no significant problems, it's one of those rare software packages, it just works as advertised and as expected. Since Microsoft acquired, and as a result of the reported incompatibilities between the most recent version of Quicken (Win) and OS/2 I have been concerned that the Microsoft/Intuit would either eliminate the DOS version of QuickBooks and/or render QuickBooks (Win) incompatible with OS/2. So when I received the recent "offering letter" to "upgrade" to QuickBooks 3.0 I was not too surprised to find that there would be no further development of the DOS version. However, when I called the order line to find out if this new version would work with OS/2 I was (eventually) advised that "… QuickBooks 3.0 will not work with IBM's OS/2." It really is too bad, obviously, users are being told what platform they will need if they want to continue to use your products.